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possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block (2)

Status: upstream: reported C repro on 2024/08/15 10:46
Subsystems: ntfs3
Labels: prio:high
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Reported-by: syzbot+262a71e9d2faf8747085@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 697d, last: 9h44m
Cause bisection: failed (error log, bisect log)
  
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[syzbot] [ntfs3?] possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block (2) 0 (1) 2024/08/15 10:46
Similar bugs (4)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
linux-6.1 possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block origin:upstream missing-backport 4 C error 570 3d07h 1201d 0/3 upstream: reported C repro on 2023/03/29 04:32
linux-6.6 possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block origin:upstream missing-backport 4 C error 103 10d 380d 0/2 upstream: reported C repro on 2025/06/27 20:24
upstream possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block ntfs3 4 C error 3111 698d 1364d 27/29 fixed on 2024/08/14 03:44
linux-5.15 possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block origin:lts-only 4 C done 424 1d22h 1203d 0/3 upstream: reported C repro on 2023/03/27 15:11
Last patch testing requests (9)
Created Duration User Patch Repo Result
2026/05/16 18:23 38m retest repro git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci OK log
2026/03/04 10:09 25m retest repro upstream OK log
2026/03/04 10:09 21m retest repro upstream OK log
2026/03/04 10:09 19m retest repro upstream OK log
2026/03/04 10:09 28m retest repro upstream OK log
2026/03/04 10:09 18m retest repro upstream OK log
2026/03/04 05:02 25m retest repro git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci error
2026/03/04 04:52 25m retest repro upstream OK log
2026/03/04 04:42 26m retest repro git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci error

Sample crash report:
======================================================
WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
------------------------------------------------------
syz.9.923/16704 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff88805c8d1020 (&ni->ni_lock/5){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: ni_lock fs/ntfs3/ntfs_fs.h:1222 [inline]
ffff88805c8d1020 (&ni->ni_lock/5){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: attr_data_get_block+0x1bf/0x2a0 fs/ntfs3/attrib.c:976

but task is already holding lock:
ffff88803e6811b0 (&mm->mmap_lock){++++}-{4:4}, at: mmap_write_lock_killable include/linux/mmap_lock.h:554 [inline]
ffff88803e6811b0 (&mm->mmap_lock){++++}-{4:4}, at: vm_mmap_pgoff+0x1e0/0x4e0 mm/util.c:579

which lock already depends on the new lock.


the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #1 (&mm->mmap_lock){++++}-{4:4}:
       down_read_killable+0xa4/0x220 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1599
       mmap_read_lock_killable+0x1d/0x70 include/linux/mmap_lock.h:601
       get_mmap_lock_carefully mm/mmap_lock.c:450 [inline]
       lock_mm_and_find_vma+0x2d6/0x340 mm/mmap_lock.c:501
       do_user_addr_fault+0x341/0x1340 arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1366
       handle_page_fault arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1483 [inline]
       exc_page_fault+0x6a/0xc0 arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1536
       asm_exc_page_fault+0x26/0x30 arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h:595
       filldir+0x2bd/0x630 fs/readdir.c:-1
       dir_emit include/linux/fs.h:3587 [inline]
       ntfs_dir_emit fs/ntfs3/dir.c:346 [inline]
       ntfs_read_hdr+0x8a4/0xc10 fs/ntfs3/dir.c:387
       ntfs_readdir+0x9ea/0xec0 fs/ntfs3/dir.c:547
       iterate_dir+0x2f1/0x4e0 fs/readdir.c:110
       __do_sys_getdents fs/readdir.c:319 [inline]
       __se_sys_getdents+0xf1/0x270 fs/readdir.c:304
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x174/0x580 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

-> #0 (&ni->ni_lock/5){+.+.}-{4:4}:
       check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3165 [inline]
       check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3284 [inline]
       validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3908 [inline]
       __lock_acquire+0x1520/0x2ce0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237
       lock_acquire+0x106/0x350 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/rtmutex_api.c:559 [inline]
       mutex_lock_nested+0x5a/0x1d0 kernel/locking/rtmutex_api.c:578
       ni_lock fs/ntfs3/ntfs_fs.h:1222 [inline]
       attr_data_get_block+0x1bf/0x2a0 fs/ntfs3/attrib.c:976
       ntfs_file_mmap_prepare+0x5b3/0xa20 fs/ntfs3/file.c:430
       vfs_mmap_prepare include/linux/fs.h:2071 [inline]
       call_mmap_prepare mm/vma.c:2672 [inline]
       __mmap_region mm/vma.c:2758 [inline]
       mmap_region+0xe78/0x2310 mm/vma.c:2860
       do_mmap+0xc1e/0x10b0 mm/mmap.c:560
       vm_mmap_pgoff+0x275/0x4e0 mm/util.c:581
       ksys_mmap_pgoff+0x4a6/0x720 mm/mmap.c:606
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x174/0x580 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

other info that might help us debug this:

 Possible unsafe locking scenario:

       CPU0                    CPU1
       ----                    ----
  lock(&mm->mmap_lock);
                               lock(&ni->ni_lock/5);
                               lock(&mm->mmap_lock);
  lock(&ni->ni_lock/5);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

1 lock held by syz.9.923/16704:
 #0: ffff88803e6811b0 (&mm->mmap_lock){++++}-{4:4}, at: mmap_write_lock_killable include/linux/mmap_lock.h:554 [inline]
 #0: ffff88803e6811b0 (&mm->mmap_lock){++++}-{4:4}, at: vm_mmap_pgoff+0x1e0/0x4e0 mm/util.c:579

stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 16704 Comm: syz.9.923 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT_{RT,(full)} 
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 05/09/2026
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0xe8/0x150 lib/dump_stack.c:120
 print_circular_bug+0x2e1/0x300 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2043
 check_noncircular+0x12e/0x150 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2175
 check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3165 [inline]
 check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3284 [inline]
 validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3908 [inline]
 __lock_acquire+0x1520/0x2ce0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237
 lock_acquire+0x106/0x350 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868
 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/rtmutex_api.c:559 [inline]
 mutex_lock_nested+0x5a/0x1d0 kernel/locking/rtmutex_api.c:578
 ni_lock fs/ntfs3/ntfs_fs.h:1222 [inline]
 attr_data_get_block+0x1bf/0x2a0 fs/ntfs3/attrib.c:976
 ntfs_file_mmap_prepare+0x5b3/0xa20 fs/ntfs3/file.c:430
 vfs_mmap_prepare include/linux/fs.h:2071 [inline]
 call_mmap_prepare mm/vma.c:2672 [inline]
 __mmap_region mm/vma.c:2758 [inline]
 mmap_region+0xe78/0x2310 mm/vma.c:2860
 do_mmap+0xc1e/0x10b0 mm/mmap.c:560
 vm_mmap_pgoff+0x275/0x4e0 mm/util.c:581
 ksys_mmap_pgoff+0x4a6/0x720 mm/mmap.c:606
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0x174/0x580 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
RIP: 0033:0x7ff68dbbde59
Code: ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 44 00 00 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 c7 c1 e8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48
RSP: 002b:00007ff68bdf5028 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000009
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007ff68de46090 RCX: 00007ff68dbbde59
RDX: 0000000000000002 RSI: 0000000000b36000 RDI: 0000200000000000
RBP: 00007ff68dc53e6f R08: 0000000000000006 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000028011 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007ff68de46128 R14: 00007ff68de46090 R15: 00007ffe55b8da08
 </TASK>

Crashes (3741):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/07/12 16:55 upstream 44696aa3a489 d78ea535 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/07/12 10:43 upstream 44696aa3a489 d78ea535 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/07/11 23:17 upstream dd3210c47e8d d78ea535 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/07/10 23:57 upstream d96fcfe1b7f9 99e64375 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/07/10 12:23 upstream a635d6748234 4167ee25 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/07/10 10:05 upstream 2c7c88a412aa 4167ee25 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/07/08 14:51 upstream 0e35b9b6ec0f 88a4b44c .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/07/08 12:06 upstream 0e35b9b6ec0f ab40da58 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-badwrites-root possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/07/07 16:35 upstream 0e35b9b6ec0f 8e71ce95 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/07/07 06:45 upstream 0e35b9b6ec0f 8e71ce95 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-badwrites-root possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/07/06 16:11 upstream 8cdeaa50eae8 88b240e4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/07/06 02:37 upstream f105f3631d51 fcece630 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/07/05 14:28 upstream 7404ce516372 fcece630 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/07/04 09:29 upstream 71dfdfb0209b fcece630 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/07/03 05:07 upstream 87320be9f0d2 58bf2096 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/07/01 13:29 upstream 665159e24674 00a5cf1c .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/06/30 16:50 upstream dc59e4fea9d8 00e8b0fd .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/06/30 12:44 upstream dc59e4fea9d8 fff8d0a0 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/06/28 06:17 upstream 780d569e6c4b fb92f11c .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/06/26 14:21 upstream 4edcdefd4083 7ff32d8b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/06/26 11:44 upstream 4edcdefd4083 7ff32d8b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/06/26 00:29 upstream a142da0b2d32 7ff32d8b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/06/25 20:12 upstream a142da0b2d32 7ff32d8b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/06/25 18:02 upstream ab9de95c9cf9 432fd51a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/06/25 15:14 upstream ab9de95c9cf9 432fd51a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/06/25 08:35 upstream ab9de95c9cf9 cfa969bf .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/05/02 11:07 upstream f1a5e78a55eb a0d91488 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/04/16 16:30 upstream 1d51b370a0f8 321ae225 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/18 04:37 upstream c22e26bd0906 39751c21 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/17 18:29 upstream 970296997869 39751c21 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/17 16:33 upstream c22e26bd0906 06ec4f7b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/17 11:38 upstream c22e26bd0906 e439b951 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/17 08:21 upstream 970296997869 e439b951 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-badwrites-root possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/17 04:37 upstream c22e26bd0906 e439b951 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/17 03:45 upstream c22e26bd0906 e439b951 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/17 01:46 upstream 57d76ceccee4 5d52cba5 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/16 06:16 upstream c22e26bd0906 1e62d198 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/15 23:54 upstream c22e26bd0906 1e62d198 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/15 20:02 upstream c22e26bd0906 1e62d198 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/15 18:52 upstream bb7a3fc2c976 1e62d198 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/15 00:42 upstream ca4ee40bf13d 1e62d198 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-badwrites-root possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/14 15:23 upstream c22e26bd0906 1e62d198 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/14 14:11 upstream c22e26bd0906 1e62d198 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/14 11:29 upstream 770aaedb461a 1e62d198 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-badwrites-root possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/13 17:48 upstream cee73b1e840c 1e62d198 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2025/02/24 08:11 upstream d082ecbc71e9 d34966d1 .config strace log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2024/09/13 10:33 upstream fdf042df0463 73e8a465 .config strace log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2024/08/28 04:07 upstream 3ec3f5fc4a91 6c853ff9 .config strace log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2024/08/28 02:49 upstream 3ec3f5fc4a91 6c853ff9 .config console log report syz / log [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro #1] [mounted in repro #2] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2024/08/15 01:11 upstream 9d5906799f7d e6b88e20 .config strace log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/01/18 04:51 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2025/11/18 06:04 upstream e7c375b18160 ef766cd7 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/05/27 07:55 linux-next e7e28506af98 2b01f00e .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2026/02/08 18:30 git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci 59e4d31a0470 4c131dc4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-gce-arm64 possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
2025/10/11 19:54 git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci bf45a62baffc ff1712fe .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] ci-upstream-gce-arm64 possible deadlock in attr_data_get_block
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.